Taipei Adventist American SchoolAcademics
EAL Program
Message to Students and Parents
The EAL (English as an Additional Language) program is designed to provide students with additional language support. Emphasis is placed on bringing the student's English language skills up to the mainstream level. Students in the EAL program may meet with an EAL teacher for a small portion of their day. The subjects covered at this level are: English, Reading, Spelling, and Handwriting.
The EAL G1-4 program is designed especially for students in the lower grades needing a significant amount of support as they enter a school that uses English as the language of instruction.
The EAL G5-8 program is designed especially for students in the upper grades who have acquired basic English language skills (from the intermediate to the high-intermediate level), but still need additional support in order to be successful in the mainstream curriculum. Classes offered are English, Reading, Spelling, and Handwriting, with additional support available for core subjects.
Rachel Gagarin
3rd Grade Teacher
Degree:
Bachelor of Science - Major in Math, minor in Biology
Interests and Hobbies:
I enjoy walking and climbing mountains. I’m trying to climb all the mountains at Yang Ming Shan. I love reading too, but most of all I enjoy SILENCE. Yes, silence. Somewhere in the silence, I find it easier to listen to God as He speaks to me of His love. There is silence in nature, that’s why I love to walk on a mountain trail, on a rocky coast, in a pine forest, and on a sandy beach. Nature brings healing to the body too.The Creator designed it that way.
My Message:
I’ve been at the school for almost 20 years. Why that long? Because TAAS is a student-centered learning environment that empowers and inspires students to be creative, innovative, nature lovers, and to love God. At school, we find timeless lessons from nature as an effective preparation for eternity. Eternity with Jesus. Since TAAS is not a very big school, we teachers have lots of chances to know each child, their dreams, hopes and fears. We find many ways to listen to our students, to learn about them, and learn from them.I learn a lot from my students. Teaching is learning. And learning has no finish line for teachers and students. We’re all on a journey. JOURNEY TO EXCELLENCE.
